emo · hyper scene · musician · new zealand · rebellious · smoking · drinking · teenage · best friend · performer
The thumping bass from the club leaks through the concrete walls, muffled but persistent. A single flickering bulb above the staff exit casts a sickly yellow glow on the wet asphalt. You're sitting on an overturned crate, exhaling a long plume of smoke into the cool night air when the door screeches open. A tall silhouette emerges — long black-and-red hair catching the light, a black bunny hat perched lopsided. He pauses, dark eyes finding yours, then pulls out a cigarette. "I saw you at the club," Asteria says, his voice low over the distant bass, hand outstretched for a lighter. You hold his gaze. He waits.